I've been saying for years that if an organization like Al Qaeda actually wants to commit terrorism in the United States, something like the DC sniper attacks using multiple teams, either concurrently or sequentially, is the way to go.

Those two individuals had the greater DC/NoVA/Maryland area in a panic, and it took a long time to figure out who they were, and they were found out largely because of their own stupidity.

They used an AR-15, *BUT* the nature of their attacks were such that pretty much any rifle would have worked: They fired a single shot at almost all of their victims. Any hunting rifle, even a single shot H&R Handi-rifle like this:

would be perfectly adequate for that kind of use and more importantly it wouldn't raise any eyebrows. In fact, they should actively avoid any kind of firearm that might be controversial in any way. Stick to bolt action or single shot hunting and target rifles. Don't try to make them look "tacticool". A well-dressed, shaved Middle-Eastern looking person at a gun range sighting in a target or hunting rifle with well-aimed single shots isn't going to sound any alarm bells. Neither would the purchase of a few boxes of non-military caliber ammunition, especially the kind typically used for hunting or target shooting. No one cares if someone bought 5 or 10 boxes of .243 Winchester.

If you had multiple teams that had no knowledge of or contact with the other teams, even if the police do manage to kill or capture one of the teams, that isn't much help in stopping the others.

The best way to do that would be to assign each team a number, except for the first team. They don't get a number, they just get told the date on which to initiate their attacks. The other teams only know what number they are, not how many come after them, and their job is to initiate after the team before them are killed or captured. So team #2 waits until the first team is killed/captured, which they will see on the news, and then they activate. Same with team #3: When they see that team #2 is killed or captured, they activate, and so on.

Alternatively, you could have multiple teams operating independently in different areas. Make it a nation-wide panic instead of just a regional one. All teams activate on or about the same day, but they don't know anything about the other teams.

Something like that is much less risky from the perspective of a person planning this

dittybopper:I've been saying for years that if an organization like Al Qaeda actually wants to commit terrorism in the United States, something like the DC sniper attacks using multiple teams, either concurrently or sequentially, is the way to go.

Those two individuals had the greater DC/NoVA/Maryland area in a panic, and it took a long time to figure out who they were, and they were found out largely because of their own stupidity.

They used an AR-15, *BUT* the nature of their attacks were such that pretty much any rifle would have worked: They fired a single shot at almost all of their victims. Any hunting rifle, even a single shot H&R Handi-rifle like this:

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would be perfectly adequate for that kind of use and more importantly it wouldn't raise any eyebrows. In fact, they should actively avoid any kind of firearm that might be controversial in any way. Stick to bolt action or single shot hunting and target rifles. Don't try to make them look "tacticool". A well-dressed, shaved Middle-Eastern looking person at a gun range sighting in a target or hunting rifle with well-aimed single shots isn't going to sound any alarm bells. Neither would the purchase of a few boxes of non-military caliber ammunition, especially the kind typically used for hunting or target shooting. No one cares if someone bought 5 or 10 boxes of .243 Winchester.

If you had multiple teams that had no knowledge of or contact with the other teams, even if the police do manage to kill or capture one of the teams, that isn't much help in stopping the others.

The best way to do that would be to assign each team a number, except for the first team. They don't get a number, they just get told the date on which to initiate their attacks. The other teams only know what number they are, not how many come after them, and their job is to initiate after the team before them are killed or captured. So team #2 waits until the first team is killed/captured, which they will s ...

dittybopper:I've been saying for years that if an organization like Al Qaeda actually wants to commit terrorism in the United States, something like the DC sniper attacks using multiple teams, either concurrently or sequentially, is the way to go.

Those two individuals had the greater DC/NoVA/Maryland area in a panic, and it took a long time to figure out who they were, and they were found out largely because of their own stupidity.

They used an AR-15, *BUT* the nature of their attacks were such that pretty much any rifle would have worked: They fired a single shot at almost all of their victims. Any hunting rifle, even a single shot H&R Handi-rifle like this:

[cdn.armslist.com image 640x341]

would be perfectly adequate for that kind of use and more importantly it wouldn't raise any eyebrows. In fact, they should actively avoid any kind of firearm that might be controversial in any way. Stick to bolt action or single shot hunting and target rifles. Don't try to make them look "tacticool". A well-dressed, shaved Middle-Eastern looking person at a gun range sighting in a target or hunting rifle with well-aimed single shots isn't going to sound any alarm bells. Neither would the purchase of a few boxes of non-military caliber ammunition, especially the kind typically used for hunting or target shooting. No one cares if someone bought 5 or 10 boxes of .243 Winchester.

If you had multiple teams that had no knowledge of or contact with the other teams, even if the police do manage to kill or capture one of the teams, that isn't much help in stopping the others.

The best way to do that would be to assign each team a number, except for the first team. They don't get a number, they just get told the date on which to initiate their attacks. The other teams only know what number they are, not how many come after them, and their job is to initiate after the team before them are killed or captured. So team #2 waits until the first team is killed/captured, which they will s ...

dittybopper:I've been saying for years that if an organization like Al Qaeda actually wants to commit terrorism in the United States, something like the DC sniper attacks using multiple teams, either concurrently or sequentially, is the way to go.

Those two individuals had the greater DC/NoVA/Maryland area in a panic, and it took a long time to figure out who they were, and they were found out largely because of their own stupidity.

They used an AR-15, *BUT* the nature of their attacks were such that pretty much any rifle would have worked: They fired a single shot at almost all of their victims. Any hunting rifle, even a single shot H&R Handi-rifle like this:

would be perfectly adequate for that kind of use and more importantly it wouldn't raise any eyebrows. In fact, they should actively avoid any kind of firearm that might be controversial in any way. Stick to bolt action or single shot hunting and target rifles. Don't try to make them look "tacticool". A well-dressed, shaved Middle-Eastern looking person at a gun range sighting in a target or hunting rifle with well-aimed single shots isn't going to sound any alarm bells. Neither would the purchase of a few boxes of non-military caliber ammunition, especially the kind typically used for hunting or target shooting. No one cares if someone bought 5 or 10 boxes of .243 Winchester.

If you had multiple teams that had no knowledge of or contact with the other teams, even if the police do manage to kill or capture one of the teams, that isn't much help in stopping the others.

The best way to do that would be to assign each team a number, except for the first team. They don't get a number, they just get told the date on which to initiate their attacks. The other teams only know what number they are, not how many come after them, and their job is to initiate after the team before them are killed or captured. So team #2 waits until the first team is killed/captured, which they will see on the news, and then they activate. Same with team #3: When they see that team #2 is killed or captured, they activate, and so on.

Alternatively, you could have multiple teams operating independently in different areas. Make it a nation-wide panic instead of just a regional one. All teams activate on or about the same day, but they don't know anything about the other teams.

Something like that is much less risky from the perspective of a person planning this

We have decided to let you out of prison. We have even given you a vehicle which is yours. The keys are inside:

We have given each of the families of the victims a powerful rifle with an accurate scope, and they have been practicing hitting targets up to a half-mile away for the last six months. We've told them that you're getting out so that they've had time to reconnoiter the area. They may or may not be waiting in hiding for you.

We have decided to let you out of prison. We have even given you a vehicle which is yours. The keys are inside:

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We have given each of the families of the victims a powerful rifle with an accurate scope, and they have been practicing hitting targets up to a half-mile away for the last six months. We've told them that you're getting out so that they've had time to reconnoiter the area. They may or may not be waiting in hiding for you.

dittybopper:I've been saying for years that if an organization like Al Qaeda actually wants to commit terrorism in the United States, something like the DC sniper attacks using multiple teams, either concurrently or sequentially, is the way to go.

Those two individuals had the greater DC/NoVA/Maryland area in a panic, and it took a long time to figure out who they were, and they were found out largely because of their own stupidity.

They used an AR-15, *BUT* the nature of their attacks were such that pretty much any rifle would have worked: They fired a single shot at almost all of their victims. Any hunting rifle, even a single shot H&R Handi-rifle like this:

would be perfectly adequate for that kind of use and more importantly it wouldn't raise any eyebrows. In fact, they should actively avoid any kind of firearm that might be controversial in any way. Stick to bolt action or single shot hunting and target rifles. Don't try to make them look "tacticool". A well-dressed, shaved Middle-Eastern looking person at a gun range sighting in a target or hunting rifle with well-aimed single shots isn't going to sound any alarm bells. Neither would the purchase of a few boxes of non-military caliber ammunition, especially the kind typically used for hunting or target shooting. No one cares if someone bought 5 or 10 boxes of .243 Winchester.

If you had multiple teams that had no knowledge of or contact with the other teams, even if the police do manage to kill or capture one of the teams, that isn't much help in stopping the others.

The best way to do that would be to assign each team a number, except for the first team. They don't get a number, they just get told the date on which to initiate their attacks. The other teams only know what number they are, not how many come after them, and their job is to initiate after the team before them are killed or captured. So team #2 waits until the first team is killed/captured, which they will see on the news, and then they activate. Same with team #3: When they see that team #2 is killed or captured, they activate, and so on.

Alternatively, you could have multiple teams operating independently in different areas. Make it a nation-wide panic instead of just a regional one. All teams activate on or about the same day, but they don't know anything about the other teams.

Something like that is much less risky from the perspective of a person planning this

Well, his attorney makes an unfortunate, but good point. Yet, somehow, I don't think he will get anywhere with the SCOTUS. I'm betting the case will never be heard and if it is, he will be ruled against unanimously. Some people are just too dangerous to ever be allowed to walk free again.

Shaggy_C:Random people get shot in drive-by's in the hood on a daily basis; you only ever hear about it when it becomes excessive (like 40+ people killed on any given Chicago weekend).

Soon as it happens to rich white people at gas stations, though...watch out, national headlines.

Yes, and that's exactly the way the hood wants it, too.

/you'd think after the LA riots that whitey would learn to keep his nose out of the black man's business//but they're just too goddamn obsessed with being white knights out to save the Africans from themselves

We have decided to let you out of prison. We have even given you a vehicle which is yours. The keys are inside:

[c1.staticflickr.com image 480x640]

We have given each of the families of the victims a powerful rifle with an accurate scope, and they have been practicing hitting targets up to a half-mile away for the last six months. We've told them that you're getting out so that they've had time to reconnoiter the area. They may or may not be waiting in hiding for you.